EU-China climate summit agrees sweeping joint statement on climate action. Rejecting Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation, lEU and Chinese leaders put climate at centre of relationship, push for agreement on the Paris deal rulebook. The agreement enshrines climate change at the heart of the EU-China relationship and shows an intention to jointly drive the global climate governance process forward. The move, which encouraged climate campaigners around the world, could fill a vacuum left by Trump, said Léa Pilsner, a researcher for E3G based in Brussels – ClimateChangeNews
- California’s carbon emissions are back to ’90s levels 4 years ahead of schedule – grist
- Heatwave record high temperatures around world this week – Guardian – Reuters – Reuters
- Crop failure and bankruptcy threaten farmers as drought grips Europe – Guardian
- Climate change is not a hypothetical future event – it’s here – FiveThirtyEight
- Climate change is coming for the internet – geek.com
- California’s carbon emissions are back to ’90s levels 4 years ahead of schedule – grist
- Chevron told to pay $9.5 billion judgment to indigenous communities in Ecuador – indianz.com
- IEA warns of ‘worrying trend’ as global investment in renewables falls – Guardian
- Meat and dairy companies to surpass oil industry as world’s biggest polluters – Independent
- Antarctica’s ice is melting faster- tracking on upper end of international predictions –ScienceNewsforStudents
- Fossil fuel industry outspends environmental groups and renewable energy lobbying by 10-1 – Yale360
- Judge throws out New York City climate lawsuit against major oil giants – ThinkProgress